Read by Ernest Borgnine
Read by Ernest Borgnine
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Rainbow Fish, "the most beautiful fish in the entire ocean," doesn't want to share his prized iridescent scales. When he finds himself without friends or admirers, the lonely fish seeks advice from a wise octopus.
First Reading - General questions
What happened in the book? Why do you think it happened? etc.
What makes something beautiful?
What is the connection between happiness and friendship?
Have you ever owned an item that you didn’t want to share? What was it? Why didn’t you want to share it?
Second Reading - Critical Questions
How does the story of The Rainbow Fish connect to 'real life'?
What does the book want us to believe? Are they true friends if one of the main reasons they like Rainbow Fish is because he gave them something pretty?
Why did the author use a smaller fish to ask for a scale? How could it look differently?
Session One Create Tasks
Retell the Story
Retell the Story
Create an Explain Everything retelling the story in your own words.
Friendship
Friendship
How do you make friends? Create an Explain Everything showing the different ways you can make a friend.
Character Traits
Character Traits
Create an Explain Everything sharing the character traits you saw in Rainbow Fish. Include if anything changed from the beginning of the book to the end.
Session Two Create Tasks
What's your Ending?
What's your Ending?
Create a different ending for the book that matches what our class in New Zealand think rainbow fish should do.
Small vs. Big
Small vs. Big
Why did the illustrator and author use a smaller fish to ask for a scale? Draw how else the story could have looked.
Wise Octopus?
Wise Octopus?
Create something to share the advice you would give if you were the octopus.
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